1996 Grand Marquis engine

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MINMUS7
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Is there some kind of safety feature that this V-8 engine has that locks it up just in case it is running too low on oil? I cranked it one morning and the oil gauge dropped down and went up intermittantly, nevertheless the car was running. After about 2-3 minutes of high speed idling it shut off. No clunk or clank but afterwards all I got was click, click. Any suggestions?
Feb 26, 2007 at 9:40 PM
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CHEVY22
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try cranking the engine with a 1/2 inch drive ratchet to see if it is locked up and let us know

jim
Feb 26, 2007 at 10:08 PM
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MERLIN2021
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If oil pressure is low ford put in a saftey feature to shut off fuel pump! you must solve the pressure problem, replace the oil pressure switch about 12.00 US.
Mar 5, 2007 at 4:32 PM
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